An Introduction to Language
- ISBN-10
- 0176406263
- ISBN-13
- 9780176406264
- Series
- An Introduction to Language
- Category
- Language and languages
- Pages
- 715
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2005-09-29
- Publisher
- Thomson/Nelson
- Author
- Victoria Fromkin
Description
An Introduction to Language, Third Canadian Edition, offers students an up-to-date Canadian perspective on the study of language. This text provides students with the basic tools that will help them advance in a variety of disciplines, including education, psychology, languages, anthropology, communications, computer science, and linguistics.Clearly written and often humorous, with numerous exercises that allow students to test their knowledge, this text will help students better understand one of the essential aspects of our human existence: our ability to use and manipulate language.
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